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RCC Features Bike Events For Kids RCC Features Bike Events For Kids
RCC Features Bike Events For Kids SUFFERN, N.Y. -- As part of its Supercross Cup Cylocross race weekend, Rockland Community College is hosting The Clif Kid Zone. Events continue from noon-4:15 p.m. Sunday In addition to watching the amateur races in the morning, and the pro races, which take place in the afternoon, kids can take on a variety of free activities. The festivities include: • Clif Kid Pump Track: A route named for the “pumping” arm and leg action that occurs as young riders ride a fun loop filled with banked turns, ramps and mini rolling “hills.” • Bouncy castle and obstacle course: Inflatable adventure comes…
New Casino In Monticello Passes Construction Milestone New Casino In Monticello Passes Construction Milestone
New Casino In Monticello Passes Construction Milestone MONTICELLO, N.Y. -- Empire Resorts had a private “topping-off” ceremony as the final steel beam of its new Montreign Resort and Casino was put in place Thursday. The ceremony marked a milestone for the project: the assembly of approximately 10,000 individual steel beams that form the external building structure. During the event, hundreds of union construction workers and Empire executives signed the final 30-foot steel beam before it was put into place. “In a very short period of time we have come a very long way” said Charles Degliomini, executive vice president of Empire. “Montreign Re…
Poughkeepsie Nursing Home Employees Claim Pay, Benefits Are Inadequate Poughkeepsie Nursing Home Employees Claim Pay, Benefits Are Inadequate
Poughkeepsie Nursing Home Employees Claim Pay, Benefits Are Inadequate POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Employees of the Pines nursing home claim they are receiving inadequate pay and health benefits, TWC News reports. Union representatives contend that it has been two years since workers at the venue have received a raise, according to TWC News. The nursing home did not respond to a call seeking a comment, TWC News reports. To read the TWC News story, click here.
Norwalk Chapter Of NAACP Elects New President Norwalk Chapter Of NAACP Elects New President
Norwalk Chapter Of NAACP Elects New President NORWALK, Conn. -- Brenda Penn-Williams has been chosen as the new president of the Norwalk chapter of the NAACP, according to The Hour. Penn-Williams defeated her opponent, Jalin Sead, who had been endorsed by outgoing president Darnell Crosland, by a tally of 75 to 39 votes, The Hour reports. Penn-Williams will assume her new post in January, according to The Hour. Crosland will stay on as a vice president, The Hour reports. To read the story in The Hour, click here.
Multiple Injuries Reported In Central Avenue Crash In Yonkers Multiple Injuries Reported In Central Avenue Crash In Yonkers
Multiple Injuries Reported In Central Avenue Crash In Yonkers YONKERS, N.Y. -- First responders were dispatched to the area of 2550 Central Avenue to treat multiple victims of a car crash that occurred on Saturday around 11 a.m., according to lohud.com. Three ambulances reportedly headed to the site of the accident, lohud.com reports. Traffic disruptions on the street continued through the afternoon, according to lohud.com. To read the loud.com story, click here.
Man Stopped For Nyack Traffic Violation Charged With DWI Man Stopped For Nyack Traffic Violation Charged With DWI
Man Stopped For Nyack Traffic Violation Charged With DWI ORANGETOWN, N.Y. -- Orangetown police have charged a 42-year-old resident of Dutchess County with DWI after an incident in Nyack, police said. The arrest came about when an officer stopped a motorist, identified as Raymond Ross of Hyde Park, for a traffic violation on Main Street on Thursday, around 11:26 p.m., according to police. Upon speaking to Ross, the officer noticed that he was slurring his speech and had bloodshot eyes, along with the odor of an alcoholic beverage emanating from his breath, police said. Ross complied with numerous field sobriety tests, which he failed, according t…
Ex-Podiatrist Sentenced In White Plains Court For Selling Oxycodone Ex-Podiatrist Sentenced In White Plains Court For Selling Oxycodone
Ex-Podiatrist Sentenced In White Plains Court For Selling Oxycodone A 65-year-old former podiatrist with a history of legal difficulties was sentenced Friday to 18 months in prison for illegally selling Oxycodone prescriptions for cash, authorities said. The defendant, Frederick Weintraub, a resident of Upper Saddle River, N.J., was a podiatrist who wrote and sold multiple prescriptions for Oxycodone, an opiate and controlled substance, in a parking lot in Rockland County. Weintraub, who pleaded guilty to one count of distributing an illegal controlled substance Aug. 5, was sentenced in White Plains federal court by U.S. District Court Judge Kenneth M. Ka…
Come Hear Handel's 'Messiah' In Danbury Come Hear Handel's 'Messiah' In Danbury
Come Hear Handel's 'Messiah' In Danbury DANBURY, Conn. -- The Danbury Music Centre's Danbury Concert Chorus will perform Handel's “Messiah” on Saturday, Dec. 3, at 3 p.m. at the First Congregational Church, 164 Deer Hill Ave. The event will also feature members of the Danbury Symphony Orchestra, along with soloists Amy Goldin, soprano; Kirsten Sollek, mezzosoprano; Nils Neubert, tenor; and Joseph Beutel, bass. Funding for the concert is being provided by Preferred Utilities Manufacturing. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted at the door. For more information on the Music Centre, click here.
Holiday Train Show In Ho-Ho-Kus Could Be Railroad Club's Last Bow Holiday Train Show In Ho-Ho-Kus Could Be Railroad Club's Last Bow
Holiday Train Show In Ho-Ho-Kus Could Be Railroad Club's Last Bow HO-HO-KUS, N.J. -- The Ramapo Valley Model Railroad Club will host what may be its last annual holiday open houses on Nov. 20 and 27, and Dec. 4, 11 and 18 at the Washington Elm VFW Post 192, 620 Cliff St. The open houses will each take place from 1-4 p.m. In November 2017, the club will lose its lease and cease operation at the Ho-Ho-Kus VFW. To celebrate more than 50 years of operation, donations to the upcoming shows will be reduced to $1 per person, so as many people as possible can enjoy them. Despite the loss of its current venue, the railroad club is marshaling an effort to find a…
Click It Or Ticket: Ridgefield Police Crack Down On Seat Belt Scofflaws Click It Or Ticket: Ridgefield Police Crack Down On Seat Belt Scofflaws
Click It Or Ticket: Ridgefield Police Crack Down On Seat Belt Scofflaws RIDGEFIELD, Conn. -- With the Thanksgiving weekend approaching, the Ridgefield Police Department has announced the start of a new Click It or Ticket initiative to promote safe driving and increase the protection of all motorists, authorities said. In the coming days, law enforcement officials from Ridgefield and departments around the state will be out on the roads enforcing Connecticut's occupant protection laws and issuing citations to those who do not wear their seat belts, according to police. The increased enforcement effort will take place from Nov. 21-28, police said.
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